Category Archives: Book Link

Link Ch. 6 – New York Daily News DEAD! cover

Posted on February 20, 2012 by Ralph Hanson

Jesús Marrone wrote his doctoral dissertation on front covers of publications, and has a lot of great background on the New York Daily News DEAD! cover featuring murderer Ruth Snyder being executed.  Lots of great background information and photos of … Continue reading →

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Link Ch. 6 – The Yellow Kid

Posted on February 20, 2012 by Ralph Hanson

The Yellow Kid, an early newspaper comic character who got his start in a comic called Hogan’s Alley, was the star of the comics page during the yellow journalism era in New York City.  You can read and see more … Continue reading →

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Link Ch. 6 – Nellie Bly’s Ten Days in a Mad House

Posted on February 20, 2012 by Ralph Hanson

New York World stunt journalist Nellie Bly landed her job working for Joseph Pulitzer’s penny paper by going under cover as a patient at the women’s lunatic asylum.  In addition to a great series of newspaper articles, Bly also produced … Continue reading →

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Link Ch. 11 – Privacy in the Digital Age: Target knows that high school girl is preggers before dad does

Posted on February 16, 2012 by Ralph Hanson

In the age of online shopping and digital information, it’s easy to get paranoid about how much vendors know about us.  You want to get creeped out?  Start paying attention to the recommendations that Amazon makes to you based on … Continue reading →

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Link Ch. 4 – A Million Little Memoir Fabrications

Posted on February 14, 2012 by Ralph Hanson

Reprinted from my blog from January 27, 2006: A Million Little Problems Dept. – Fall Out From James Frey’s Fabrications A week or so ago I ran a guest commentary by my colleague John Temple about his outrage at the apparent fabrications … Continue reading →

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Link Ch. 4 – Apple’s e-textbook system

Posted on February 14, 2012 by Ralph Hanson

In January of 2012, Apple announced a collection of software to create and use e-textbooks on the iPad.  USA Today’s Edward C. Baig demonstrates it:

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Link Ch. 4 – Meet Amanda Hocking

Posted on February 14, 2012 by Ralph Hanson

Meet Amanda Hocking, the indie author sensation who now has a contract with St. Martin’s Press. Storyseller – A profile of author Amanda Hocking in the New York Times Sunday Magazine. Interview with KTTC TV Interview with the Associated Press

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Link Ch. 4 – Threats against authors

Posted on February 13, 2012 by Ralph Hanson

Although the story about death threats against author Salman Rushdie are relatively well known, many other authors around the world face threats of death or injury as well: LA Times: Author Salman Rushdie hardly alone in raising government concerns The … Continue reading →

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Link Ch. 5 – Meet Editor Bonnie Fuller

Posted on February 12, 2012 by Ralph Hanson

For the last 20 years, editor Bonnie Fuller has been a driving force in the world of popular magazines.  In this video, she talks about how she got involved with magazine editing:

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Link Ch. 5 – State of the News Media: Magazines

Posted on February 12, 2012 by Ralph Hanson

Here is a collection of State of the News Media reports about the magazine industry: 2013 – News Magazines: Embracing Their Digital Future 2012 – Magazines: Are Hopes for Tablets Overdone? 2011 – Magazines: A Shake-Out for News Weeklies 2010 … Continue reading →

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